It’s time for the fifth set of rankings for the 2008 boys track & field season from our Davyd Cash, and yowza, yowza, yowza – Pike is your new No. 1. The Red Devils finalize their ascent to the tops of the boys poll this week by overtaking previous leader Ben Davis (now third) and Warren Central (now second).

Marion, meanwhile, is the other story this week ahead of sectionals after leaping from 17th to ninth. The Giants followed the aforementioned trio as well as (in order) Lawrence North, Avon, Noblesville, Carmel, and Lafayette Jefferson.

Here are DC’s next-to-last Top 31 for the outdoor boys season from May 5:

1. Pike
2. Warren Central
3. Ben Davis
4. Lawrence North
5. Avon
6. Noblesville
7. Carmel
8. Lafayette Jefferson
9. Marion
10. Merrillville
11. Gary Wallace
12. North Central (Indianapolis)
13. Bloomington South
14. Lawrence Central
15. Fort Wayne Northrop
16. Center Grove
17. Columbus North
18. Mishawaka
19. Portage
20. Terre Haute North
21. Homestead
22. Northridge
23. Fishers
24. Crown Point
25. Indianapolis Cathedral
26. LaPorte
27. South Bend St. Joseph’s
28. Carroll (Fort Wayne)
29. Castle
30. Bloomington North
31. Elkhart Memorial

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